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WorksheetsIndia's Independence and Ghandi
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is meant by the "partition" of India in 1947?
the creation of Hindu and Muslim legislatures inside of India
the establishment of African colonies controlled by an independent India
the creation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Hindu-dominated Union of India
the creation of British-controlled cities along the coast in an independent Indian republic
With which statement would Gandhi most likely agree?
Nonviolence can actually be more effective than physical fighting.
In order to effectively change the government, fighting must occur.
Hunger strikes do more harm than good.
India will most likely never gain its independence.
Ghandi worked in South Africa which an official policy of apartheid or
racial segregation
equality
colonialism
religious freedom
The tension involving the partition revolves around religious differences in the region: most of the population of India are
Muslim
Hindu
Buddhist
Christian
A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country is _______________________
Partition
Nationalism
Satyagraha
Apartheid
What is true of the East India Trading Company?
They came to India to make a colony.
They came to trade for goods to take back to England.
They wanted to spread Christianity.
They were spies for the Queen.
Mark all that are true about what happened at Amritsar in 1919?
British soldier starting shooting Indian who were gathered illegally.
400 were killed & 1,200 were injured
caused Gandhi to act for independence
Indians marched to the sea
Indians had to pay heavy taxes, faced discrimination, were put in jail, beaten, or killed for protesting. This produced feelings of
Resentment
Relief
Devotion
Justice
India won its independence from Great Britain in 1947 due to
Worldwide outrage
Great Britain's lack of money and manpower after WWII
Gandhi's meeting with the queen
the Salt March
Civil disobedience means
not obeying unjust laws
pride in your country
working hard for the raj
having control of government
India was controlled by which British country for over 300 years?
Great Britain
France
China
Germany
Mohandas Gandhi sought to promote nationalism in India based on
Hindu principles.
Islamic principles.
nonalignment during the Cold War.
political independence from Britain.
Who was this leader of India often associated with acts of nonviolent resistance?
Abdul Kalam
Lokmanya Tilak
Mohandas Gandhi
Hawaharlal Nehru
The Indian independence movement eventually led to
the exile of Mohandas Gandhi.
the American Civil Rights Movement.
the dismantling of the British Empire.
the Cold War alliance with the United States.
What was involved in Mohandas Gandhi's plan of civil disobedience?
violent demonstrations
passing new laws in the Indian National Congress
People should refuse to obey a law that they felt was unfair, but do it without violence.
He felt it was best to go along with the British laws and do nothing.
